Courting Mr. Lincoln : A Novel (Paperback)

from nancyadair

Louis Bayard's novel is about the pre-marriage relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd and Lincoln and his friend and roommate Joshua Speed. The novel is based on the myth created by gay activist Larry Kramer that Speed and Lincoln had a sexual relationship. Kramer claimed to have evid...

from JanaRose1

This book begins with Mary Todd moving to Springfield in hunt of a husband. She lives with her sister's family, while making the rounds among the politicians and elite. One day, she meets a poor country lawyer, Abraham Lincoln. At first she is put off by his lack of manners and lack of social nic...

from JanaRose1

This book begins with Mary Todd moving to Springfield in hunt of a husband. She lives with her sister's family, while making the rounds among the politicians and elite. One day, she meets a poor country lawyer, Abraham Lincoln. At first she is put off by his lack of manners and lack of social nic...

from Virginia51

This was one of the first books in which I have read about Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln dating. This was a different way to write about Mary , Abe and his friend Joshua. This was well written but I am not sure that the writer needed to read into the friendship of Abe and Joshua quite as much as ...

from sleahey

Historical fiction with a focus on Mary Todd Lincoln, this novel describes her arrival in Springfield, Illinois to live with her sister Ellen. Ellen is a respectable matron whose mission is to find a husband for Mary, but she finds Mary less malleable than she wishes. Her response to Mary's fasci...